Overview

Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) is the community of 28-member Mountain Rescue Teams. The teams deliver a world class Search and Rescue (SAR) Service and respond to requests from Police Scotland. Our 850 volunteers respond in a moment’s notice, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide assistance to people in the outdoors. They give up their time, their beds, abandon their work, and are often called away from their families to assist total strangers. Scottish Mountain Rescue is the representative and coordinating body for mountain rescue teams in Scotland. We support our 25-member teams in a number of areas including raising awareness of the teams through press and social media. This helps the public to know what teams do and supports many aspects of their work from recruitment of new team members to making links to new organisations that can potentially provide vital equipment.

The charity is undergoing a period of consolidation and change, as we respond to an independent review by the Cranfield Trust. We are looking to extend the administrative support that is available to the staff team, Board and members as we manage a significant period of change.

Overall Job Purpose

To support the smooth running of Scottish Mountain Rescue by providing essential administrative support across a wide range of functions that underpin our work with mountain rescue teams and the wider SMR community.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the staff team as required
• Manage incoming enquiries and provide high-quality customer care to a wide range of stakeholders, including volunteers, members of the public, donors, and partner organisations
• Maintain and develop accurate organisational records, databases, and filing systems, ensuring data is kept up to date and well managed
• Support the administration and coordination of events
• Assist with fundraising administration, including donor acknowledgements and Gift Aid processing
• Support the effective use and maintenance of the organisation's CRM system and related data processes
• Manage shared communications channels, including general email inboxes and incoming correspondence
• Support website and intranet content updates and general digital administration
• Assist with stock, merchandise, and resource administration as required
• Contribute to administrative projects and improvement initiatives as the organisation develops
• Undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the nature and level of the role, as required by the line manager

Benefits

• 28 days (FTE) annual leave
• 10 days (FTE) public holidays
• Access to our pension scheme- we offer a 5% pension contribution
• Remote working from home

Overview: Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) is the community of 28-member Mountain Rescue Teams. The teams deliver a world class Search and Rescue (SAR) Service and respond to requests from Police Scotland. Our 850 volunteers respond in a moment’s notice, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide assistance to people in the outdoors. They give up their time, their beds, abandon their work, and are often called away from their families to assist total strangers. Scottish Mountain Rescue is the representative and coordinating body for mountain rescue teams in Scotland. We support our 25-member teams in a number of areas including raising awareness of the teams through press and social media. This helps the public to know what teams do and supports many aspects of their work from recruitment of new team members to making links to new organisations that can potentially provide vital equipment.

As a result of a strategic review, and a review of resources, we have an opportunity to expand the financial expertise in the organisation by the appointment of a part time (15 hours per week) Assistant Finance Officer. The hours can be worked from home and across the working week to suit the circumstances of the individual, and the charity.

Job Role

The role of Assistant Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records for Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR), ensuring all transactions are recorded correctly and financial data is up to date. They will support the Finance Officer in financial reporting, compliance, and day-to-day accounting.

Main Duties

• Record day-to-day financial transactions (donations, purchases, receipts, payments) using QuickBooks
• Maintain and reconcile financial records and general ledgers ensuring accuracy
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Prepare financial reports to inform decision making including at Board level
• Assist the Finance Officer with budgeting and financial planning
• Contribute the development and maintenance of relevant SMR policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with relevant SMR policies and procedures
• Respond to finance queries from the wider team

Benefits

• 28 days (FTE) annual leave
• 10 days (FTE) public holidays
• Access to our pension scheme- we offer a 5% pension contribution
• Remote working from home

About Urban Roots

Urban Roots is a community-led environmental and health improvement charity based in the Southside of Glasgow. For over ten years we have worked alongside local residents and volunteers to establish and support a network of community gardens and woodlands. We also deliver healthy cooking programmes and outdoor learning and play activities for children and young people.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced, organised and adaptable person to join us as our Volunteer Development & Wellbeing Officer.

This role combines volunteer development with participant well-being support. The postholder will be responsible for recruiting, supporting, and developing volunteers across Urban Roots, ensuring they have a positive experience and can contribute meaningfully to our projects and activities.

Alongside volunteer coordination, the role will support participants attending Urban Roots activities through one-to-one wellbeing catch-ups, identifying support needs, managing referrals from GP surgeries and partner organisations, signposting to appropriate services and helping individuals access the activities and groups that best meet their needs.

The successful candidate will have experience in recruiting and supporting volunteers, as well as experience working with vulnerable adults or individuals facing barriers to participation. Previous experience of working in the third sector and an interest in environmental issues would be an advantage.

More information about our work can be found at urbanroots.org.uk

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have a long history of success in Edinburgh – gaining a second Holyrood seat in the city this year.

We are now looking for two dynamic campaign organisers to be a key part of our team, supporting our campaign activities, members, volunteers, and elected representatives in the run up to the city council elections in May 2027 and beyond.

The campaign organisers will be the lynchpin of our campaigns in the area, helping us to deliver success as the party aims to gain councillors and lay the groundwork for further success at the next UK General Election.

This is a great opportunity to take on a high-profile campaigning role with some of the most ambitious local parties in Scotland.

Job Description

We are recruiting two organisers, and there will be flexibility in the exact split of responsibilities between the two successful candidates.

Key roles and responsibilities include:

• Taking overall responsibility for delivering the agreed citywide campaign plan.
• Building campaigning and organisational capacity – including recruiting members, donors, deliverers and poster sites.
• Building and managing a team of volunteers who oversee all aspects of capacity building and campaigning.
• Designing and delivering an ongoing programme of doorstep communication with voters.
• Assisting with the design, production, print, and coordination of the delivery of campaign literature.
• Maintaining relevant databases e.g. deliverers, donors, poster sites etc.
• Organising events e.g. action days, social events, etc.
• Maintaining and updating social media, website and other digital infrastructure.
• Supporting fundraising and assisting with fundraising campaigns and events as required.
• Attending relevant conferences, training and other meetings as required.

Personal Specification

The following criteria are considered essential:

• Exceptional personal organisation.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead, mobilise and manage volunteers.
• Excellent written communication skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, self-motivating and able to manage own workload.
• Familiarity with current issues within UK politics and sympathy with the values and principles of the Liberal Democrats.

The following criteria are desirable:

• Experience in delivering effective Liberal Democrat campaigns.
• Experience of Liberal Democrat software and databases (e.g. Affinity Publisher, NationBuilder & Connect)
• Understanding of GDPR, data protection and regulations relevant to political campaigning
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.